Dispensing-refrigerator.



E. C. PAIN.

DISPRNSING RRPRIGERATOR.

APPLHAT'IO?! FILED SEPT. 18,1913.

1,105,562. Patented my 28, 1914.

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DISPBNSING REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.18,1913.

1, 1 05,502. Patented July 28, 1914.

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` ED STATES `P1A IFN'I OFFICE.

EDWARD c. FAIN, or WETUMrKA, ALABAMA.

DISPENSINGTREFRIGERATOR.

Specication of Letters Patent.

" Patented July 28, 19141.

4ticularly'to those ofthe type which are especially. designed. fordlspensing bottled liquids.

One ofthe objects of thelinvention resides in the provision of adispensing, refrigerator of this type so constructed as to becapable ofholding a large number of bottles which may be ejected, one at a time,from their respective compartments by simply pulling upon a lever.

Another and more specific object of ,the invention is to provide abottle dispensing refrigerator including a `discharge opening, a plug1adapted to close said opening, a swinging lever to which said plug 1ssecured and an ejector plate pivotally attached to the plug for thepurpose of forcing a bottlev through thedischarge opening when the 1swithdrawn.

P1 Vith these and other ob]ects,1n view/, as

will become moreappare'ntas the descrip-V tion proceeds, the inventionconsists lin certain novel featuresof construction, comi binationandarrangement ofparts, as, will be hereinafter described andclaimed.

For a complete understanding of my 1nvention, reference is to be had tothe follow ing description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a `perspective view of my improved dispensing refrigerator,Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view with the upper portion ofthe refrigerator `shown in position, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectiontaken on aI plane at right angles totheplane of Fig. 2, and Figl 4 is adetail top plan View of one of the plugs and ejector plates. Referringin detail to the drawings by numerals 5 designates as an entirety therefrigerator which may be of any desired construction. A door 6 isrovided at one end of the refrigerator, w ereby ice may be placed *intothe ice compartment 7 upon the shelfor frame8. 1A vertical partition 9extends longitudinally withinthe refrigerator and separates the icecompartment from the bottle compartments tol be described later. Thefront wall` 1()I is provided with a plurality of rectangular openingswhich are closed by the doors l1. These doors are hingedly secured, attheir lower ends, to the front wall by` means of the hinges 12, aredouble` walled, and are provided with the centrally positionedglasspanels 13 whereby a View into. the interior'of the refrigerator maybe had when the doors are closed. Suitable catches generally designatedby the numerallet are provided for locking the doors in their closedpositions. A plurality of bottle holding compartments 15 are formedwithin the refrigerator upon the .front side of the partition 9, onecompartmentbeing-,located directly in the rear of each of the doors 11.Each compartment is preferably formed by the galvanized iron walls 16and V17, which are suitably secured in their ,proper'positions The wall16 is extended laterally adjacent its lower end form a bottom section 18whichis inclined downwardly and towarcb the center of the compartment.The bottom section 18 ter minates at a, distance above the bottom 19 ofthe refrigerator. The wall 17 is extendedl l leaving a discharge opening21 at the bottom of the compartment. A sto plate 22 is provided forchecking the bott es as they pass through the opening 21 so as to holdthem. in properalinement with an ejector plateto .be described later.The stop plate 22 is a narrow stripy preferably formed of galvanizediron which is disposedin a vertical planeA andextendsunder the bottomsec'- tion 18.

4toward the center. of the compartment to Each` of the doors 11l isformed with a ciry cular discharge opening 23 on a line with itslongitudinal center and adjacent the lower end thereof. These openingsare alined with `the discharge openings 21 ,of the compartment 15. A circular plug 2-1 is employed for tho purpose of closing each of theopenings 23. These plugs are formed with the peripheral flanges25 whichAengage the outer faces of the doors and if desired rubber gaskets 26may be interposed between the flanges and the doors for the purpose offorming air tight joints. An angular bracket 27 is secured to the innerside of each of the plugs by means ofa bolt 28 and has pivotallyconnected thereto anfejector plate 29. rlhis plate appears somewhat ob*long in shape and plane, is concavo-convex in cross-section, and has anupwardly eX- tending lip 30 formed upon its rear edge. The ejectorplates slide between the stop strips 22 and bottom sections 20 andpresent their concave faces to the bottles which are to be discharged.An angular lever 31 is pivotally connected intermediate its ends betweenthe ears formed upon the outer eX- tremity of each of the bolts 28 andis pive otally connected at its lower end toan arm 32 which extendsoutwardly from the opening formed in each door. Suitable catches 33 areprovided for the purpose of locking the levers 3l in such a position asto hold the plugs 24 within the openings 23.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that bottles placed within thecompartments 15 will be fed downwardly by the force of gravity and thateach time a plug 24 is withdrawn from itsV opening the ejector plate 29attached to said plug will cause a bottle to be projected through theopening so that said bottle may be conveniently taken from therefrigerator. When the plug is returned to its normal position theejector plate slides under the bottle next to be discharged and assumesthe position shown in Fig. 2.

It is to be understood that while I have shown and described thepreferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited tothis exact construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, but maymake such changes as will fall within the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed. What I claim is l. A refrigerator of the characterde scribed including a bottle holding compartment having an opening inits bottom through which bottles may roll, a door clos-v ing saidcompartment and formed with an opening alined with the opening in thebottom of the compartment, a removable plug lmounted on the door andclosing the opening therein and an ejector plate pivotally se cured 'tosaid plug, and extending inwardly under a bottle, the removal of saidplug plug lremovabl causing thebbottle to be ejected through the openingin the door.

2. A bottle dispensing refrigerator including a bottle holdingcompartment formed with an opening in its bottom through which bottlesare adapted to roll through the force of gravity, a door closing thefront side of the compartment and formed with a circular opening inalinement with the opening formed in the bottom of the compartment, a yfitted within said opening, an ejector plate hingedly connected at oneend to said plug and extending under the opening formed in the bottom ofthe compartment, said ejector plate being formed on its rear end with alip adapted to engage a bottle, and a pivoted lever to which said plugis connected, a movement of the lever away from the refrigerator causingthe plug to be withdrawn and the ejector plate to draw a bottle throughthe opening formed in the door. i

3. A bottle dispensing refrigerator including a bottle holdingcompartment, said compartment being formed with inclined bot-- tomsections terminating in spaced relation to each other, whereby adischarge opening is formed, a stop plate secured at one side of thedischarge opening, a door closing the compartments and formed with acircular,

opening opposite the discharge opening in the compartment, a plugremovably fitted within the opening formed in the door, a bracketsecured to the inner face of said plug, .an elongated ejector platepivotally secured at one end to said bracket and having a lip formed onits other end, the ejector plate being concavo-convex in cross sectionand extending under the opening formed in the bottom of the compartment,an arm eX-' tending forwardly from the door under the opening formedtherein, an angular lever pivotally secured at one end to said arm andpivotally connected intermediate its ends to the plug, and means forlocking the lever in such position as to hold the plug in its opening,aremoval of the plug causing the ejector plate to draw a bottle from thecompartment and project the same through the opening formed in thedoor.y

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. EDWARD C. FAIN. Witnesses:

lB. IIUFF,

II. lI. COLLINS.

